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In Marseille, pétanque masks political divides ahead of Sunday's vote
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoFrance's World Pétanque Championships is a welcome break from political divisions [BBC] First came...
What is Canada Day and how is it celebrated? The answer is more complicated than some might think
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoFireworks, flags and fighter jets are all part of the Canada Day experience. But how did this annual...
Today in History: July 8, Thai cave rescue
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoOn July 8, 2018, divers rescued four of the 12 boys who’d been trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand with their soccer coach for more than two weeks. In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the ...
China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks ago[Reuters] The welcome hug on the tarmac at 03:00, the honour guard of mounted soldiers, the huge...
Rare twin elephants in Thailand receive monks' blessings a week after their tumultuous birth
Associated Press via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 weeks agoBuddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a...
‘Disconnected from reality’: Why wildlife protection groups want animal diplomacy to stop
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoEarlier this month, Malaysia announced plans to gift orangutans to countries that buy its palm oil....
Hundreds of thousands of fish die in Vietnam as Asia swelters in searing heat
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoHundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in Vietnam due to dwindling water levels amid...
Escalating clashes in Myanmar: Malaysia must pay attention to conflict in Myanmar, not just the...
Yahoo Malaysia· 3 months agoThe escalating conflict in Myanmar is causing people to flee. Has the government planned for all...
What is cloud seeding? Dubai's freak weather linked to artificial rain
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been hit by what the government described as the heaviest...
See Kim Jong Un showing off a new tank
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank during a military demonstration involving tank units, in North Korea.KCNA via Reuters North Korean...